Tag: Elon Musk

July 31, 2018

Over the past several weeks, anyone with a working internet connection has been exposed to any number of salacious Tesla headlines. On the call following the company’s disappointing first-quarter earnings report, CEO Elon Musk called an analyst’s question “boneheaded.” Weeks […]

July 24, 2018

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Monday that the company is attempting to eliminate contracts for its customers and simplify the return process. Musk was replying to a Twitter user who said his sister-in-law had experienced a delay with the […]

May 3, 2018

After a bizarre of a first-quarter earnings call on Wednesday night, the analysts who cover Tesla’s stock are starting to pump out reactions. Nomura’s Romit Shah, a bull with a $420 price target and a buy rating on shares, expressed […]

April 30, 2018

At the beginning of April, Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk joked about the company going bankrupt, but it appears that such a seemingly unlikely outcome is no laughing matter. There is now a “genuine risk” that the electric car […]

March 21, 2018

Is Elon Musk worth a $2.6 billion compensation package? Tesla’s shareholders will answer that question Wednesday, as the board seeks their approval to give Chief Executive Officer Musk an unprecedented 10-figure award of stock options. The package—arguably the largest-ever of […]

February 28, 2018

If you had bought Tesla stock right after the company’s 2010 IPO, you’d be sitting on a massive return, more than 1,000%. But just because Tesla, now with a market capitalization of about $60 billion and a share price hovering […]

December 13, 2017

Tesla shares have surged 12 percent in the last week, but one equity strategist sees trouble on the horizon. The stock has risen for three-straight sessions on a slew of news the market appeared to like: CEO Elon Musk said […]

November 16, 2017

Elon Musk can’t be happy about this. After nine months of having their bets absolutely annihilated by Tesla’s surging stock price, short sellers are finally making some of that money back. They’ve raked in $890 million in mark-to-market profits since […]

October 3, 2017

Tesla’s third quarter Model 3 delivery miss is further evidence the electric car maker will have difficulties ramping manufacturing for the key vehicle, according to a top Wall Street firm. In the third quarter, Tesla delivered 26,150 total vehicles and […]

July 28, 2017

SpaceX is grabbing headlines and trying to turn the aerospace industry on its head. It’s also one of the world’s most valuable privately held companies. The space exploration outfit, headed by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, recently raised another $350 million […]

July 18, 2017

Tesla’s stock is up nearly 50 percent this year and apparently even its outspoken CEO Elon Musk thinks that is too far. “I’ve gone on the record several times that the stock price is higher than we have the right to deserve and […]

March 17, 2017

HOW much power does a tweetstorm involving two tech tycoons, the prime minister of Australia and 8.5m Twitter followers generate? Enough, at least, to supercharge a debate about the future role of batteries in the world’s energy mix. Elon Musk, […]

February 14, 2017

Tesla shares hit a 52-week high on Monday, and edged closer to an all-time high, as the company prepares to announce earnings and takes further steps to develop its eagerly awaited Model 3 sedan. Shares rose 4 percent Monday, at […]

January 19, 2017

Elon Musk is not one to let setbacks slow him down, even when setbacks involve the explosion of a rocket containing cargo precious to fellow tech billionaire Mark Zuckerberg. As of this week, SpaceX, where Musk is CEO, is back […]

December 13, 2016

Could the election of Donald Trump actually wind up being great news for Tesla? Tesla CEO Elon Musk is one of several tech leaders meeting with Trump in New York on Wednesday. And based on how Tesla’s stock has done […]

November 28, 2016

Solar has generally been a difficult business, and that isn’t looking to change under President-elect Donald Trump. Tesla officially acquired SolarCity in a deal worth roughly $2 billion on Monday. Prior to the shareholder vote, Musk unveiled several solar products […]

October 24, 2016

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is no stranger to risk. Fans of the company have called its leader savvy and visionary; critics and competitors have described some of his decisions as reckless. Reaction to Musk’s latest move, announced on Wednesday, has […]

July 25, 2016

Tesla Motors TSLA 0.80% and SolarCity SCTY 0.19% have made progress in putting together a deal that will merge the electric car maker and the solar panel installer, people familiar with the matter said. The two companies, which count billionaire […]

June 23, 2016

Being an investor in Elon Musk’s electric automaker, Tesla, is a little like going for a ride in one of the company’s high-speed sedans. Every once in a while, the driver activates “Insane Mode,” and you had better be buckled […]

October 23, 2015

Tesla Motors Inc could begin producing cars in China in two years, chief executive Elon Musk said. Local production could reduce the sales price of Tesla models in China by around a third, according to a transcript of his remarks […]